September 3: (Labor Day Weekend)September 10: September 17:September 24:

October 1: October 8: Casey Young Memorial Tournament (Louisville)October 15: October 22: Cambell County Middle School Classic (Alexandria)October 29: University of Kentucky Fall Championship (Lexington)

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Nick ConderLouisville, KY

"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."--Eugene V. Debs

Gonna go ahead and post what I know since I won't be able to get the calendar up until next week most likely:

Glasgow is hosting their season kickoff tournament again on August 27. Louisville is (tentatively) hosting our fall tournament on October 8. Kentucky is hosting their fall tournament on October 29. WKU is hosting their fall tournament on November 19.

Anybody else that is hosting a tournament this year should feel free to post in the thread, and I'll add to the calendar when I can.

Nick ConderLouisville, KY

"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."--Eugene V. Debs

The annual fall high school quizbowl tournament at the University of Louisville has been renamed the Casey Young Memorial Tournament. Casey was a quizbowl player at both Simon Kenton and UofL who passed away over the summer. The tournament will be held on October 8 on UofL's campus, and will use NAQT IS-159A.

Nick ConderLouisville, KY

"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."--Eugene V. Debs

Quick note: NAQT State will be on March 4 at a location to be determined. KQBA will announce more details soon.

Nick ConderLouisville, KY

"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."--Eugene V. Debs

The announcement for this year's Goldenrod Cup is posted. The next event is the Casey Young Memorial Tournament at the University of Louisville on October 8. We are still accepting tournaments for affiliation this year, so if you have a high school event you are planning but just haven't announced it yet, let us know soon. Last year we had record participation by Kentucky teams in pyramidal quizbowl tournaments, the number of which has stabilized in recent years. I think Kentucky quizbowl is moving in a very positive direction and hope this year is an even more smashing success!

Nick ConderLouisville, KY

"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."--Eugene V. Debs

I am thrilled to see some new tournaments this year, but having two tournaments in the same half of the state on the same day isn't ideal for anybody involved. I would encourage hosts to check and see if the dates for their tournaments do not conflict with something already announced, because it won't be easy to draw a good field if there is a conflict.

Nick ConderLouisville, KY

"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."--Eugene V. Debs

Congratulations to Dunbar High School on their 2017 Fleming County Academic Tournament championship.

Dunbar won a half match play in to earn the final spot (over Campbell Co.) in the championship pools. From there they managed victories over: Daviess Co., Henderson Co. (A), and Ashland (A) on their way to a championship showdown with Glasgow.

The Kentucky Quizbowl Alliance is excited to announce the details for our high school and middle school state championship tournaments in 2017:

The NAQT Kentucky State Championship for high school teams will be March 4 on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. Logistical information can be found in the tournament announcement thread, teams may register on the NAQT website, and questions can be directed to tournament director Matthew Riggle at wkuquizbowl (at) gmail (dot) com

The KQBA Middle School State Championship will be April 15 at Noe Middle School in Louisville, KY. Logistical information can be found in the tournament announcement thread, teams may register on the NAQT website, and questions can be directed to tournament director Jason Thompson at jason_thompson (at) twc (dot) com

We look forward to the best high school and middle school teams in Kentucky competing for these titles, and also continue to watch with interest as teams finish competing for the Goldenrod Cup over the next three months.

Nick ConderLouisville, KY

"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."--Eugene V. Debs

"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."--Eugene V. Debs

I think it's a good thing that Dunbar and duPont Manual's chokehold on the title of the best team in the commonwealth has loosened. Though part of this is because Dunbar and Manual seem less interested in attending tournament than they were five years ago, teams like Woodford County, Henderson County, Glasgow, Danville, and Campbell County are stepping forward. If teams like Raceland-Worthington, Madisonville North Hopkins, Simon Kenton, Russell, and Daviess County can join them, Kentucky will be a state that's competitive well beyond what it "should" be by demographics.

I know it's very early but I did want to go on and announce that Fleming County High School is planning to host the 20th Annual Fleming County Academic Tournament January 6th, 2018.

More details will be available in the fall, but we plan to keep things pretty much the same. 32 team cap, toss up/bonus/bounce back. Single part bonuses. Prelims used to reseed the playoffs...the standard format that we've used for the last several years.

We will also seek Goldenrod Cup and PACE affiliation when the time comes.

SSNCT went very, very well for Kentucky teams: Glasgow defeated Danville in the Traditional Public School final, while Raceland-Worthington finished 5th and Russell was tied for 8th.

Nick ConderLouisville, KY

"Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."--Eugene V. Debs

Please mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual Scottie to be held at Glasgow High School on Saturday, August 26th of 2017. Lots more info to come later.(It's really the 4th one, but I don't know how many remember the first attempt back in 2012 )